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Its the best lolol. And that fear is understandable. However some really cool research is coming where they use specific drugs as a therapy aid. The results are pretty promising. Though the keyword is therapy aid there. Right people and mental health goes such a long way. That's just something we all should be more actively doing.
There are also drugs available that help curb the urge for some drugs; Naltrexone and Ozempic, for instance. Both make you nauseous pretty quickly if you drink alcohol, and Naltrexone blocks opioid receptors in the bargain. Ozempic has a better mechanism, in that it's an injection once a week; Naltrexone you have to take daily, which makes it easier for opioid addicts to skip of they're feeling urges. I don't know of any that block nicotine.
I know about these because both of those have secondary uses; low-dose Naltrexone is used to treat auto-immune diseases, and Ozempic is a highly effective diet drug.
Better living through chemistry!
Interestingly enough, Ozempic was first and foremost a diabetes drug.
Yup! Weight loss is a secondary (off-label) use.
Wild.. Fucking wild. Like this stuff is amazing how when used responsibly it can drastically change a persons life for the better.
Ozempic is insane. Its touted as this miracle drug.. And I worry if its gonna be the new oxy cause of how its being I guess seemingly over prescribed. I do hope I'm wrong in that regard.
I just wish the need for number line go up was split from the need to address these issues we have as a species. That way I don't have to be skeptical about these advancements.